Afghanistan - Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) in Afghanistan was 42.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 35.40 in 2002.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant with haemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 35.70
2001 35.60
2002 35.40
2003 35.40
2004 35.50
2005 35.60
2006 35.80
2007 36.00
2008 36.20
2009 36.50
2010 36.80
2011 37.10
2012 37.50
2013 38.00
2014 38.70
2015 39.40
2016 40.20
2017 40.90
2018 41.80
2019 42.60

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition